Mumbai: Number of patients under Covid-19 increased from February 8, increase by 36%

An increase in cases of corona virus infection has been reported in some parts of Maharashtra. The government is worried about this. The Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika said that Mumbai has seen a 36.38 percent increase in the number of under-served patients since February 8.Bodies officials say that allowing the general public to travel in local trains, negligence by people and opening of other commercial activities has increased the incidence of corona infection in the state.According to BMC data, 5,335 patients of Covid-19 were undergoing treatment in the financial capital of the country on February 8 and the number increased to 7,276 on Sunday. Significantly, according to the data, the average rate of increase in infection cases was the lowest (0.12 percent) on February 8 and the rate of doubling of infection cases was the highest (574 days). Currently, the growth rate of infection cases in Mumbai is 0.20 percent and cases are doubling in 346 days. According to the data, there is an increase in the number of cases reported daily, but the number of deaths due to epidemics is low. BMC officials say that cases of corona infection, which are exposed daily, have been increasing since the second week of February. Additional Municipal Commissioner of BMC Suresh Kakani said that as restrictions were relaxed, malls, restaurants, pubs, clubs and wedding events and other functions started to get crowded, leading to increased infection cases.He said, “Many people are behaving as if there is no threat of Covid-19. He is not following the rules in public places, which is very wrong.